Alan Sterling (52 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. DJ with some edge wear and fading.

Condition: Very Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

Condition: Good. Signed with dedication. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and fading.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st printing (1993). Trade-sized. Cover art by Craig Rosenberg. Includes "Introduction"; "Science Ficion for What? Remarks on the Year 1991" by Kathryn Cramer; "Guide Dog" by Mike Conner; "Ma Qui" by Alan Brennert; "Three Scenes from "Stations of the Tide" by Michael Swanwick; "In Memoriam: Isaac Asimov" by Athhur C. Clarke, George Zebrowski, Harlan Ellison, and Isaac Asimov; "Standing in Line with Mister Jimmy" by James Patrick Kelly; "The Dark" by Karen Joy Fowler; "They're Made Out of Meat" by Terry Bisson; "Processing the Simulacra for Fun and Profit" by Bruce Sterling; "Auteurs at Work? The Fantastic Films of 1991" by Bill Warren; "Buffalo" by John Kessel; "Getting Real" by Susan Schwartz; "The Button, and What You Know" by W. Gregory Stewart; "Beggars in Spain" by Nancy Kress; "Rhysling Poetry Award Winners": Joe Haldeman & David McDermott; "Appendices: About the Nebula Award; Selected Titles from the 1991 Preliminary Nebula Ballot; Past Nebula Award Winners". Minor wear and tanning. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. 190 pp. (xvi) Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction by Doug Lansky; Nudity Is a State of Mind by Alan Zweibel; Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes by Dave Barry; Jugo Especial by Lara Naaman; Under the Spell of a Witch Doctor by Rory Nugent; An Irishman in Vurjinny by Joseph O'Connor; The Deep Fried Potato Bug by Richard Sterling; Down Jerky Road by Sophia Dembling; Bill's Stroll Through Paris by Bill Bryson; Dragging the Family to Magic Kingdom by Caryl Rivers; A Simian in the Cinema by Nigel Barley; Blinded by the White by Mary Roach; Shipping Out by David Foster Wallace; The Great Race by Peter Mayle; Out of Teheran by John Krich; A Holy Holiday in Hell by P. J. O'Rourke; The Duck of Peace by Carl Franz; It's Monday So This Must Be My Tax Write-off in London by Dave Barry; Of Generals and Gentlemen by David Arizmendi; The Great Invisible Pheasant Hunt by Jon Carroll; Cena by David Leavitt; An Alarming Time by Susan Storm; This Land Is Mine by Paul William Roberts; Heeding the Call by Donna Marazzo; A New Tourist in Town by Ralph Schoenstein; Damp in the Afternoon by Calvin Trillin; La Entrevista - The Interview by O. M. Bode; The Art of Riding a Third World Bus by Doug Lansky; and The Wrong Number by Bill Bryson. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Standard Magazines Inc.1952 First edition Vintage Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.25"], 145 pages with stories by Edmond Hamilton, Alan E. Nourse, Jack Vance, Murray Leinster, Charles E. Fritch, Phyllis Sterling Smith, Jerome Bixby, James Blish, including "Cholwell's Chickens" by Jack Vance and "Lords of the Morning" by Edmond Hamilton, illustrated. A very good copy with light edge tearing and minor chipping to the spine heel, usual creasing and edge wear to the cover, text paper toned as usual. See Photos mag 27 / E. cover art by Ed "EMSH" Emshwiller (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Green hardboards, just a hint of edge rubbing, in like DJ. Nearly new. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 200 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Handwritten, autographed letter from the author laid in. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Bump to spine bottom, less than the usual small edge tears, a VG+ to near fine copy. Back cover advertisement is for Young Products. Ed Emshwiller (front cover) (illustrator).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. XL, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Lords of the Morning" (novel) by Edmond Hamilton; "Counterfeit" (novelette) by Alan E. Nourse; "Cholwell's Chickens" (novelette; sequel to "Abercrombie Station") by Jack Vance; "The Middle of the Week After Next" by Murray Leinster; "Hallucination" by Charles E. Fritch; "The Quaker Lady and the Jelph" by Phyllis Sterling Smith; "Sort of Like a Flower" by Jerome Bixby. Features: "The Reader Speaks" (letters from L. Sprague de Camp, Bill Tuning, and others); "What's New in Science"; "Pluto and Beyond" (article) by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby. Illustrated by Schomburg, Oban, Finlay and Poulton. Creasing; rubbing; tanning; edge nicks and wear. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. W A Roberts "Tiny" (story) / Nathan Glazer "The Ethnic Factor" /Gavin Ewart "Beryl's Second Poem)and Trevor's Second)" (poem) / Claire Sterling "Italian Terrorists" / John Barnes "The Case of Dr Weizmann's Passport" / Jan Morris "Should You Look at Buildings?" / Helen Gardner "John Donne: A New Look" / Gay Clifford "Structuralist Criticism" / J I M Stewart "Shakespearean Criticism" / Bernard Bergonzi "Theories of Fiction" / Alan Jenkins "Modern & Post-Modern Poets".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with printed covers. Never read, pages are clean and unmarked. Our copy shows a small ding in the back cover along the fore-edge, otherwise as new.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 36 pages. Illustrated. Alan Snowdon "Backstage" / Edwin A Dawes "A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities No.88 Houdini" / Peter Warlock "The Grand Seances" / Michael Bailey "Magic that is Timeless" / S H Sharpe "Music for Magic" / This Is Your Life - SID LORRAINE / Harry Carson "Max Sterling" / Robin Sharpe "Conjured-Up Recollections of Eighteen Magical Years" (VM10). …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XL, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Lords of the Morning" (novel) by Edmond Hamilton; "Counterfeit" (novelette) by Alan E. Nourse; "Cholwell's Chickens" (novelette; sequel to "Abercrombie Station") by Jack Vance; "The Middle of the Week After Next" by Murray Leinster; "Hallucination" by Charles E. Fritch; "The Quaker Lady and the Jelph" by Phyllis Sterling Smith; "Sort of Like a Flower" by Jerome Bixby. Features: "The Reader Speaks" (letters from L. Sprague de Camp, Bill Tuning, and others); "What's New in Science"; "Pluto and Beyond" (article) by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby. Illustrated by Schomburg, Oban, Finlay and Poulton. Creasing; tanning; rubbing; edge nicks and wear. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XL, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Lords of the Morning" (novel) by Edmond Hamilton; "Counterfeit" (novelette) by Alan E. Nourse; "Cholwell's Chickens" (novelette; sequel to "Abercrombie Station") by Jack Vance; "The Middle of the Week After Next" by Murray Leinster; "Hallucination" by Charles E. Fritch; "The Quaker Lady and the Jelph" by Phyllis Sterling Smith; "Sort of Like a Flower" by Jerome Bixby. Features: "The Reader Speaks" (letters from L. Sprague de Camp, Bill Tuning, and others); "What's New in Science"; "Pluto and Beyond" (article) by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby. Illustrated by Schomburg, Oban, Finlay and Poulton. Short tear at spine heel; rubbing; creasing; dealer's marks. Book.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

No Binding. Condition: NF. A VG or better original release 11 x 14 lobby card. Poster.

Magazine. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Articles include - LANDS AND GROOVES AND CE 399 BY JACK WHITE, LUAC: MAKING THE CONNECTION BY JERRY D. ROSE; SOME THOUGHTS ON THE COVER UP BY CHARLES HURLBURT, OSWALD'S TALE: A REVIEW BY RANDY OWEN, OSWALD'S TALE: A REVIEW OF THE REVIEWS BY CARLETON W. STERLING, THE VANISHING POOL OF BLOOD BY ALAN HOUSTON, THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS AND THE AUTOPSY PHOTGRAPHIC EVIDENCE BY GARY L. AGUILAR, THE LATE ARRIVING FRAGMENT BY RANDY ROBERTSON, TRUE BELIEVERS: TOM SNYDER TALKS TO ARLEN SPECTER BY RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW, THE MAGIC SKULL BY MILICENT CRANOR, NORTH OF ELM ON HOUSTON BY DENNIS FORD, OSWALD AND THE FBI: PART ONE BY WILLIAM WESTON, THE WEBBY N' OZZIE PARALLAX BY GARY HILL. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Woodturning Traditional Folk Toys This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XL, No. 3. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Lords of the Morning" (novel) by Edmond Hamilton; "Counterfeit" (novelette) by Alan E. Nourse; "Cholwell's Chickens" (novelette; sequel to "Abercrombie Station") by Jack Vance; "The Middle of the Week After Next" by Murray Leinster; "Hallucination" by Charles E. Fritch; "The Quaker Lady and the Jelph" by Phyllis Sterling Smith; "Sort of Like a Flower" by Jerome Bixby. Features: "The Reader Speaks" (letters from L. Sprague de Camp, Bill Tuning, and others); "What's New in Science"; "Pluto and Beyond" (article) by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby. Illustrated by Schomburg, Oban, Finlay and Poulton. Light rubbing; small corner chip; 1/4" loss at spine heel. Book.…

Condition: Good. Paperback, illustrated in colour and b/w, 4to.; Red permanent marker dot on bottom cut.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. First Edition. Fine in heavy, printed paper wraps over an adhesive binding. A small quarto of 10 by 7 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. 221 pages including an index, bibliography, end notes, appendices and text. Illustrated throughout with maps, reproductions of contemporary works of art and images from drawings by David Yahnke.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Water staining to spine with stains to wraps. A few hard scratches to rear wrap. Water-staining has affected some pages. Reading copy only.; Among the articles included: Repeated Similes in the Homeric Poems by Charles Rowan Beye; The West Pediment of the Parthenon: Poseidon by Judith Binder; Eleusinian Treasures in the Late Fifth and Early Fourth Centuries; Teos in Pindar by George Huxley; The Minnesota Messina Survey: A Look Back by William A. McDonald; The Polis of Sellasia by W. Kendrick Pritchett; Regulations for the Herakleaian Games at Marathon by Eugene Vanderpool; and many many more.; Greek, Roman and Byzantine Monographs 10; 336 pages. …

1st Edition. Hardback. Very good in very good, edge worn, d/w. Spine slightly cocked, edges bumped. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts (PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days to arrive).